Modern Love à la Shaw, From His Life
DANIEL M. GOLDJanuary 31, 2012: In a Victorian London galvanized by “A Doll’s House,” a rake is caught between the woman he loves and the woman who loves him. All are members of the Ibsen Club, where men and women may socialize, provided they are committed to more “advanced,” modern relationships. Eventually, though, all learn that each alternative — marriage or an idealized, unrealized courtship of equals — carries its own disappointments.
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